1st day (4/17, 5/17, 9/17, 10/1, 10/10)

    Arrive in Beijing with airport pick-up on request ($25)

    Check in at Jianguo Garden Hotel ( ★★★★ ) of Wangfujing area, downtown

    Beijing

    18:00 : Gathering & reception at hotel lobby

  2nd day (4/18, 5/18, 9/18, 10/2, 10/11)

    08:00 :  Breakfast

    11:00 :  Go to airport for flight to Changsha

    13:00 :  Arrive at Golden Resource Hotel ( ★★★★ )

    15:00 :  Walk to the mineral market, with opportunities to purchase minerals

    18:30 :  Meet at hotel

    19:00 :  Dinner

  3rd day(4/19, 5/19, 9/19,10/3, 10/12)

    09:00 :  Take buses to Taolin Lead-Zinc Mine

                 Box lunch en route

    13:00 :  visit Taolin Lead-Zinc mine, with opportunities to collect minerals in

                 dumps & outcrop

    16:00 :  Return to Changsha

  4th day(4/20, 5/20, 9/20,10/4, 10/13)

    09:30 :  Take buses to Shimen Realgar Mine

    12:00 :  Visit the Mines

    15:00 :  Take buses to Wulingyuan

    18:00 :  Arrive at Huanli Internat??l Hotel ( ★★★ )

  5th day (4/21, 5/21, 9/21,10/5, 10/14)

    08:30 :  Breakfast

    09:30 :  VisitWulingyuanNaturalPark

    16:00 :  Take buses to town of Fenghuang

    18:30 :  Arrive at Fenghuang Hotel ( ★★★)

    19:00 :  Dinner

  6th day (4/22, 5/22, 9/22,10/6, 10/15)

    10:00 :  Take busesto Chatian cinnabar mines

    17:00 :  Return to Fenghuan Hotel

    19:30 :  Dinner

  7th day (4/23, 5/23, 9/23,)

    09:30 :  Go to Yunchangping mine in Tongren

    14:00 :  Go to Yanwuping mine in Wangshan

    17:30 :  Leave for Fenghuang Hotel

    20:00 :  Dinner

  8th day (4/24, 5/24, 9/24,10/7, 10/16)

    09:00 :  Take buses to Xikuangshan Antimony Mine

    13:00 :  Visit the mines, underground tour possible ($40/pers.)

    17:00 :  Leave for Lengshuijiang City Hotel

    19:00 Dinner

  9th day (4/25, 5/25, 9/25,10/8, 10/17)

    09:30 :  Go to Changsha airport for return flight

    13:00 :  Arrive in Beijing/Shanghai for onward travel or optional city tours